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NORTH WAGGA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Building a Culture of Excellence

: 6921 3533 : 54 Hampden Ave, North Wagga Wagga

: www.northwagga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au : northwagga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

What’s on at NWPS Wednesday 12th December St Vinnies Christmas Appeal Mufti Day

Wednesday 12th December Year 6 Graduation, 6pm at the Rules Club

Thursday 13th December Helpers Morning Tea 11.00am - in the school hall

Monday 17th December Canteen Christmas Pizza Themed Day

Tuesday 18th December NWPS Annual ANT Concert – mufti clothes

Tuesday 18th December Presentation Night 6pm - WWHS Hall

Wednesday 19th December Students last day of Term 4

Tuesday 29th January Staff return

Wednesday 30th January Students in Years 1-6 return

Thursday 31st January Kindergarten’s first day/ NWPS Swimming Carnival

Congratulations, Level 4 students!!

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Today I was very proud to take our SRC students to K-Mart to purchase

gifts to place under the Wishing Tree. It was beautiful to see our students

enjoy the act of giving. I am sure there will be many families in Wagga

this Christmas who will benefit from this kind gesture.

Last week I accompanied Mrs Frogley, Mrs Baker and the NWPS Eco

Warriors to Kurrajong Recycling and Erin Earth. I love the enthusiasm the

students display towards our environment and the responsibility for

ensuring the message is conveyed to their peers at school. Thank you to

Mrs Frogley for providing this opportunity for the students.

I reminded the students last week at assembly about the increasing

number of dogs on the school grounds during ‘pick ups’ in the afternoon.

Please avoid bringing dogs onto the school grounds, they are not

permitted even if they are on a lead. We have a student with an intense

fear of dogs and we appreciate your understanding with this matter.

There are a number of things on this week that are worth mentioning.

On Wednesday we are having a mufti day and students are asked to bring

in a donation of non-perishable food to place under the Christmas tree, in the office foyer, for the St Vincent de Paul

Christmas Food Appeal. Wednesday evening our Year 6 students will be celebrating their graduation from primary school

with a dinner being held at the Rules Club, commencing at 6pm. Then on Thursday, the staff will be hosting a morning

tea in the NWPS hall at 11:15am, to thank all the people who have helped throughout the year. We look forward to seeing

all of our wonderful volunteers.

We have included information about our new App provider, Skoolbag. Please download the App and follow the steps to

ensure you don’t miss out on any important information over the Christmas holidays.

Presentation Night is next Tuesday 18th December,

commencing at 6pm at the Wagga Wagga High School hall. We

are requesting that everyone is seated before the 6pm start.

Students are to wear full school uniform, including black

shoes. We look forward to seeing all students attend.

Thank you to the Belford family for their donation of quality

books. They didn’t get past the Kindergarten classrooms and

the students are loving them.

Have a fabulous week.

Trudy Standley

Relieving Principal

ECO WARRIOR EXCURSION Last Tuesday the Eco Warriors went on an excursion. First we went to Kurrajong

Recycling. There we had a tour outside. We saw tons of aluminium cans

squashed into huge cubes to be sent off to be recycled. They also had big bales

of cardboard and paper and also milk bottles. Make sure you wash out your

containers before you recycle them because it was pretty stinky!

We looked through a huge glass window at the sorting process. A man named

Steve drove a big front end loader and he put all the stuff that people throw

into their recycling bin onto a big conveyor belt to get sorted by the workers. A

lot of stuff wasn’t allowed so a man had to keep tipping it into a chute.

We found out that there is some gold inside computers and it transfers

information faster than other metals.

Then we drove to Erin Earth where we had lunch. If we were quiet enough we

were able to hear a frog croaking. We picked some carrots, tomatoes and

onions. We learnt the recipe for making compost and then we fed the chickens.

Worm wee is really good for growing vegetables! We had a fun day learning

about our environment.

By Lottie & Milly (with a little help from Darnee, Emily & Claire)

REMINDERS Have you helped us in anyway this year with things like our fete,

working bees, classroom helper, canteen volunteer, scripture teacher,

book covering…and all the other jobs our amazing school community

assists with? If so, we’d love for you to join us on Thursday 13th

December at recess time in the hall to enjoy a cuppa and some tasty

treats as a small gesture of thanks for all that you do for us. Please

mark the date in your diary, as we’d love to see you there!

ST VINNIES CHRISTMAS APPEAL Tomorrow, Wednesday 12th December will be a mufti day. On that day children are asked to bring in a Christmas goodie or non-perishable grocery item eg. Biscuits, soft drinks, long life items, kids’ snacks, Christmas cake/pudding, lollies, chips, tin food etc to be donated to St Vincent de Paul Society for their Christmas Food Appeal. Food will be then distributed to families less fortunate than ourselves to help them have a happy Christmas too! To keep with the Christmas theme, let’s come in red and green colours!CHOOL HAT SEASON AND SECONDHAND

ANNUAL Amazing New Talent (ANT)

CONCERT

WEEK 10, Tuesday 18th December

9.30am - 12pm

Students can wear casual clothes on

the day and save their uniform for

Presentation Night that evening.

Special guest appearance by

“Harry Dude”!

Students are welcome to perform

an act.

Entry forms from your classroom

teacher.

Families are welcome to come and

be a part of the audience. Thankyou to Spencer and

Xavier who have already

delivered some Christmas

goodies!!

Mrs Johanson (Grandma) is

very proud!!

Don’t forget Christmas theme tomorrow.

Dress in red and green colours and bring a grocery item

for St Vinnies Christmas Appeal.

RIVERINA BLUES AWARD Carter smiling proudly at the Riverina Blue Awards last week! Carter was presented with a special PSSA Sporting Blue Award on the back of an outstanding year of sporting achievements! He gained selection in the NSW PSSA Boys Touch Football team, fabulous effort. Carter also represented at a regional level for AFL, cross country and basketball. He has had a very busy year and we wish him well with his future sporting ambitions. Congratulations Carter! HATSEASON AND SECONDHAND SEASON A SCHOOL HAT SEASON AND SECONDHAND UNIFORM Students are expected to wear a school hat outside all of this

term. Hats can be purchased from the front office before the

9.15am bell each morning and cost $5. Donations of secondhand

uniforms would also be greatly appreciated.

CANTEEN NEWS Wednesday 12th December – Maree Beresford Friday 14th December - Carol Mulley, Meredith West, Help needed (12-2) Monday 17th December – Helen Clayton, Jodi Douglas, Kim, Nicole Hann

NOTES ETC TO BE RETURNED GREEN 2019 SWIMMING CARNIVAL NOTE- Permission note and $6 payment due tomorrow, Wednesday 12th December YELLOW 2019 SWIMMING CARNIVAL NOTE/EXTRA INFORMATION -Signed and returned by tomorrow, Wednesday 12th December SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PIZZA CANTEEN DAY ORANGE ORDER FORM - Due by this Friday 14th December HUME BANKING Sorry there will be no Hume Banking for next week. Banking will resume Term 1 Week 2 of next year.

So COLLECTING STUDENT PROCEDURES If you need to take your child out for an appointment or leaving early for family circumstances, we require all parents to come to the office first. The office staff will then issue a note through the school attendance system. This note is then given to the classroom teacher. It is requested appointments be made out of school hours, whenever possible. Thankyou.

Monday 17th December, Special Christmas Pizza Canteen Day

Orange orders forms were sent home last week.

All notes to be returned by this Friday, 14th December

Lots of yummy Christmas treats!!

Unfortunately next year we are losing some fantastic helpers in our canteen

with their children going to high school. We are calling out for more canteen

helpers in 2019. WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR THE CANTEEN TO OPERATE!

Please contact Jane Chobdzynski – 0409 926 836 if you are able to assist

NO LUNCH ORDERS - WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER

ONLY SNACKS AT LUNCH